Improved Method For Direct Examination Of Specimens for Fungi

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Taj B. Uppal

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For routine direct diagnosis of fungal infections KOH preparations are commonly used, which have the advantage of rapid diagnosis leading to early treatment of the infections; but they also have the disadvantage that the fungal elements sometimes may not be clearly demonstrable, thus giving misleading results.

In order to improve upon this method, brightener "Tinopal" was added to the KOH solution; this lead to fungal elements to appear clearer and brighter, thus causing improvements in the demonstration of fungi in clinical specimens.

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Uppal TB. Improved Method For Direct Examination Of Specimens for Fungi. J Postgrad Med Inst [Internet]. 2011 Aug. 22 [cited 2024 Mar. 29];4(1). Available from: https://jpmi.org.pk/index.php/jpmi/article/view/355
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